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clinton's secretary of defense from 2007 7 to 2001. william cohen, now chairman of the cohen group. good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we just talked about infrastructure, people turn on the lights and they expect it to work. they turn on the tap and expect clean water to come out. same with military. a lot in social media said we can forward to cut a lot from the military and be fine. people don't seem to feel the daily impact of that. what is your thought. >> they don't feel the daily impact of it until something happens. there is growing instability in various parts of the world which may require the united states of having military commitment. congress has mandated a reduction a significant reduction, $500 million from the defense budget. under this two-year budget agreement with congress, $75 billion will be coming out of the defense budget. the question is how do you get it? you can reduce personnel which secretary hagel has propose: you can cut operations and maintenance which means you'
clinton's secretary of defense from 2007 7 to 2001. william cohen, now chairman of the cohen group. good to see you. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we just talked about infrastructure, people turn on the lights and they expect it to work. they turn on the tap and expect clean water to come out. same with military. a lot in social media said we can forward to cut a lot from the military and be fine. people don't seem to feel the daily impact of that. what...
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the new lineup has 20 ministers from the old cabinet, including defense minister' del sisi he's widely expected to run for president this years a live look at preparations for the 86th annual academy a wards in los angeles. in just a couple of hours fans and stars will be arriving there for hollywood's biggest night. talk show hold ellen degeneres is hosting. favorites including american hustle, graph reu and 12 years a slave. those are the headlines think i am jonathan betz i will be back in an hour with more news, but up next the documentary toughest place taxi driver starts now for updates all day go to al jazerra doll come. have a good day. taxi driver to join the taxi wallahs in the indian megacity of mumbai. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. big bus, big bus, big bus. what have i got myself into here, eh? >> he'll have to come to grips with some unusual driving conditions... >> jesus. >> too much problem if you are
the new lineup has 20 ministers from the old cabinet, including defense minister' del sisi he's widely expected to run for president this years a live look at preparations for the 86th annual academy a wards in los angeles. in just a couple of hours fans and stars will be arriving there for hollywood's biggest night. talk show hold ellen degeneres is hosting. favorites including american hustle, graph reu and 12 years a slave. those are the headlines think i am jonathan betz i will be back in...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters and here are the headlines for the hour. unarmed gunman is around the airports in ukraine. plus, bill clinton's presidential library is releasing thoses of pages of documents today, including the advice and letters. >> in california, a storm is spreading and the emergency crews performing a swift rescue and a portion of the coast highway has been closed. they are tracking the storms and how much are they going to get? >> they are seeing up to 8 inches of rain in southern california and getting it in the next 24 hours and the chance of flash flooding and in addition to the mud slides. an another major story is the bitter cold. in minneapolis right now the temperatures are right at the freezing mark and with the wind blowing feeling below 17, 17 degrees below zero. we have the cold air coming down from canada. hard to believe 64 on sunday in philadelphia. 22 new york city. it
you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters and here are the headlines for the hour. unarmed gunman is around the airports in ukraine. plus, bill clinton's presidential library is releasing thoses of pages of documents today, including the advice and letters. >> in california, a storm is spreading and the emergency crews performing a...
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. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con corrected. >> the hong kong business tycoon and british british football car son-in-law young has been found guilty of five money laundering charges. the owner of birmingham city was found guilty of launchedering $93 million in hong kong >> reporter: he first came to prominence in 2009 when he bought the birmingham football club. in 2011, the club was relegated from the please, sir league and that same year, carson was arrested and charged with money lau laundering. those charges relate to bank accounts held here in hong kong with more than $93 million passed through. delivering his verdict, a judge said he was not a witness of truth and exaggerated his income in hair dressing, the stockmarket and his gambling habits. supporters from the birmingham ball club who attended the trial said they were happy with the result but wanted to know what would happen to his for tour and where that would leave th
. >> a defense team will try and prove he shot fine camp by mistake. prosecutors say it was premeditated and will seek a life sentence if prestorious is con corrected. >> the hong kong business tycoon and british british football car son-in-law young has been found guilty of five money laundering charges. the owner of birmingham city was found guilty of launchedering $93 million in hong kong >> reporter: he first came to prominence in 2009 when he bought the birmingham...
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be completely blocked off by a number of men with military trucks blocking the road and then a self defense militia in front of that row of trucks. this comes just a day after the crimean parliament was occupied by unidentified armed men that appear to be a pro russian militia here. in wednesday that turned into clashes outside the parliament as the crimean minority, 20,000 of those here clashed with the russian ethnic russian population here. 90% of the people here are russian, russian speaking and share a russian culture and heritage. many look toward the east, many believe that they should be under the influence of russia. they certainly have been unhappy about what's been going on in kiev in the last three months and certainly in the last week or so, they believe that the people in kiev are terrorists or thugs or fascists, they say and they really believe that they don't want any part of in a that. >> we have been watching the images of these people in crimea hoisting the russian flag. based on the ground, is there any chance of a reconciliation between those factions in ukraine and the
be completely blocked off by a number of men with military trucks blocking the road and then a self defense militia in front of that row of trucks. this comes just a day after the crimean parliament was occupied by unidentified armed men that appear to be a pro russian militia here. in wednesday that turned into clashes outside the parliament as the crimean minority, 20,000 of those here clashed with the russian ethnic russian population here. 90% of the people here are russian, russian...
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. >> americans, stand up in defense of what is right. >> across the street from this demonstration, the security council was meeting in closed session, discussing what was happening in ukraine. outside passions were running high. >> don't want more blood to be shed. >> the mainliory -- the majority of people here did not know where the country was. >> that protest was organised at the last minute in response to what happened in the crimea. they held a protest for what went on in kiev, near the brooklyn bridge, and that was attend bid around 1,000 ukrainian americans. >> that is john terrett prorping from new york city. >> an international police operation took down a fraud ring. police in spain, serbia, britain, arrested 110 people, focussing on border rooms where fake stock was sold to investors. some lost their life savings. police found 850 victims in the u.k. >> uganda's president is facing blistering criticism over antigay laws. al jazeera's malcolm web explains there's now financial fall out. >> it's been called one of the toughest antigay laws in the world. earlier this week the
. >> americans, stand up in defense of what is right. >> across the street from this demonstration, the security council was meeting in closed session, discussing what was happening in ukraine. outside passions were running high. >> don't want more blood to be shed. >> the mainliory -- the majority of people here did not know where the country was. >> that protest was organised at the last minute in response to what happened in the crimea. they held a protest for...
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washington is talking with its allies in europe about consequences and ukraine's defense minister says radical groups are planning new activities in ukraine. our in-depth coverage begins in the southeast of ukraine. in the capital of crimea. jennifer glasse, defense minister says there are operations what he calls radical forces in the works. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, john, tonight in crimea, the air space is choafd closed. we see a lot of armed men around here in the last day. th started in the middle of the night last night taking over sevastopol airport which is a military airport, they look very well trained, no military insignia, no identifying marks on their vehicles either. military trucks moving on the roads of crimea, certainly from the capitol and sevastopol, that is the headquarters of russia's black sea neat. we can't identify -- fleet. whee can'we can't identify who , who they answer to or what they are doing here. the air space is now closed. we have had a movement of military vehicles on the roads and so a very worrying development here in crimea tonight.
washington is talking with its allies in europe about consequences and ukraine's defense minister says radical groups are planning new activities in ukraine. our in-depth coverage begins in the southeast of ukraine. in the capital of crimea. jennifer glasse, defense minister says there are operations what he calls radical forces in the works. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, john, tonight in crimea, the air space is choafd closed. we see a lot of armed men around here in the last...
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. >> a russian defense analyst joins us from roscoe. how likely is it that the russian troops will move into the rest of the country? >> is ukraine worried about losing its independence altogether? >> well, that is a serious threat, or ukraine losing part of the its territory. it was made clear by the russian authorities yesterday that not only crimea may be occupied, but eastern parts of ukraine, mostly inhabited by russian speakers. they may be taken over. it was said if there's going to be any kind of violence happening there, if the ukrainian authorities use force against pro-russian demonstrators, russia may move in as it has already moved in to crimea. yes, we are in the situation where we can go into a broader confrontation. >> jennifer glasse is there now, 30 minutes outside. the ukrainian military base has been taken over. the russians demand that they take over. in situations like this, and what is happening now in crimea, how long can the stand off continue. >> both sides are trying to avoid making shots and anger. it was a s
. >> a russian defense analyst joins us from roscoe. how likely is it that the russian troops will move into the rest of the country? >> is ukraine worried about losing its independence altogether? >> well, that is a serious threat, or ukraine losing part of the its territory. it was made clear by the russian authorities yesterday that not only crimea may be occupied, but eastern parts of ukraine, mostly inhabited by russian speakers. they may be taken over. it was said if...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. welcome back a federal judge ordered the state of kentucky to recognize same sex marriages performed out of state and the earlier ruling through out the ban against gay marriage and the attorney general is reviewing the judge's ruling and 30 days to decide if the state will appeal the decision. a small central california town is without one-third of the police force after a group of officers were booked in a car theft scheme. six officers were arrested early this week in king city, 150 miles southeast of san francisco. the men ordered hundreds of cars to be impounded and either kept them for themselves or resold for profit and 200 cars were seized and many owned by hispanic drivers. >> and they are disadvantaged and not always english speaking and said something that really resonated with me, the police, they are taking our property, they are taking our cars, they take our money and we can do nothing about that. >> reporter: th
you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. welcome back a federal judge ordered the state of kentucky to recognize same sex marriages performed out of state and the earlier ruling through out the ban against gay marriage and the attorney general is reviewing the judge's ruling and 30 days to decide if the state will appeal the decision. a small central california town is without one-third of the police...
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now ukraine's defense ministry saying russian fighter jets violated crimea air space. >> the landmark trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. >> the prime minister of israel setting down in washington a few hours from now. his meeting could be tense. >> being in the middle of the word's largest party, the heart and soul of carnival. >> good morning, welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. the cries in ukraine spiral into an international standoff, russian troops controlling the peninsula in the southern part of ukraine. in response, you a crane is mobilizing its military and call for volunteers. this morning, secretary of state john kerry now headed to kiev to meet with members of the interim government. over the weekend, telling russia to rethink it's military intervention warning of consequences and embarrassment on the world stage. we have live team coverage for you, lisa stark is in washington but we begin to -- with phil ittner. >> russia sent in two amphibious landing vehicles. overnight, at least twice, russian jets violated ukrainian air space. we're also hearing from th
now ukraine's defense ministry saying russian fighter jets violated crimea air space. >> the landmark trial of osama bin laden's son-in-law. >> the prime minister of israel setting down in washington a few hours from now. his meeting could be tense. >> being in the middle of the word's largest party, the heart and soul of carnival. >> good morning, welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. the cries in ukraine spiral into an international standoff, russian troops...
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he also said that with the newly appointed secretary of the national security and defense counsel. he asked about the growing tensions with russia. >> yes, i am worried about it. also, the capture of the government in crimea by units which were sent by russia from moscow. from russia, we see a very aggressive method of carrying out politics towards ukraine. we could observe their attempts to divide ukraine or take crimea. >> with the tension in the crimea region of ukraine, would you call for nato support against russia if required? >> yes, for sure. we think we are owed from the united states and britain. nato is a guarantee of safety in the black sea region. of course, we are sure about nato. it has already been announced that they have your -- their own vision and will not allow the russian federation to create conflict. >> from kiev to washington, what got president obama and vice president biden running around the white house? we will tell you. the chairman of microsoft wants you to join him on the cloud. his exclusive interview "lunch money." hiser on thank you -- inclusive i
he also said that with the newly appointed secretary of the national security and defense counsel. he asked about the growing tensions with russia. >> yes, i am worried about it. also, the capture of the government in crimea by units which were sent by russia from moscow. from russia, we see a very aggressive method of carrying out politics towards ukraine. we could observe their attempts to divide ukraine or take crimea. >> with the tension in the crimea region of ukraine, would...
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down with a man who security chief -- his official title i think is secretary of national security defense counsel in ukraine. i asked if he is worried about the russian military conducting exercises nearby. >> yes, i am. i am worried about it for sure. also the capture of the government in crimea by units in my opinion that were sent from russia, from moscow. from russia, we see a very aggressive method of tearing out policy toward ukraine and we -- attempts to the five -- divide ukraine or take the historical crimea. em, on the among will focus of crimea but the former president is in moscow. a press conference at 8:00 a.m. new york time. what will key have a for from their former president? the big concern here today seems to be about missing money. the new prime minister here says the regime of yanukovych, the man who found safe haven in as much as have put $70 billion offshore and that is morethey want to know about. >> especially given the fact the ukraine need to $35 billion in the u.s. has pledged a mere billion dollars. as i look behind you and kiev seems to be returning to calm,
down with a man who security chief -- his official title i think is secretary of national security defense counsel in ukraine. i asked if he is worried about the russian military conducting exercises nearby. >> yes, i am. i am worried about it for sure. also the capture of the government in crimea by units in my opinion that were sent from russia, from moscow. from russia, we see a very aggressive method of tearing out policy toward ukraine and we -- attempts to the five -- divide ukraine...
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he was the secretary of defense from 2006-2011. earlier in his career, he was known as a russian expert. thank you mr. secretary. >> sure, charlie. >> when will you lose that race? >> with any luck, in about three weeks. >> is the president handling this right? >> i think he is. trying to get the allies on the same page and be willing to threaten and then potentially implement severe sanctions against russia for what they have done in the ukraine is exactly what he should be doing. i think that it is important at this stage to be careful with the rhetoric. --you do not say thanks things to look top, and retrospect, you look hollow. i think the challenge that the president faces is our allies he ist he is willing -- willing to go along with the sanctions as they should be. we're hearing from the u.k., germany, elsewhere a reluctance to impose banking sanctions or trade sanctions and so on. i think the administration and the president personally have their work cut out for them in terms of trying to get these guys to actually agree t
he was the secretary of defense from 2006-2011. earlier in his career, he was known as a russian expert. thank you mr. secretary. >> sure, charlie. >> when will you lose that race? >> with any luck, in about three weeks. >> is the president handling this right? >> i think he is. trying to get the allies on the same page and be willing to threaten and then potentially implement severe sanctions against russia for what they have done in the ukraine is exactly what he...
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he is a 64-year-old from los angeles, a retired defense contractor, military contractor, exactly the kind of guy you wouldn't expect to see behind the latest digital currency around. somebody who claims to be a part of this, as well, jon erlichman. you are not buying bitcoin. yeah, we picked 64. that is his age. what is fascinating about this story is, here is a name, satoshi nakamoto, which, for a long time, people associated with maybe a particular group of programmers that might be behind the creation of bitcoin. we really -- we never really knew because of the secretary -- the secrecy. "newsweek" saying it is this fellow living with his 94 euro mother in a two-story home possibility,he what is the person worth? here they are, living in a relatively modest home, the things that stand out about him being that he is a model train enthusiasts. reporters have been running around town in los angeles today , asking him questions, and all he will talk about is the fact that he is not involved with bitcoin. the big question is the beginning of bitcoin. a lot of reporting has come out sugg
he is a 64-year-old from los angeles, a retired defense contractor, military contractor, exactly the kind of guy you wouldn't expect to see behind the latest digital currency around. somebody who claims to be a part of this, as well, jon erlichman. you are not buying bitcoin. yeah, we picked 64. that is his age. what is fascinating about this story is, here is a name, satoshi nakamoto, which, for a long time, people associated with maybe a particular group of programmers that might be behind...
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spaceere minimizing the and defense unit, they have shed 6000 jobs or have a plan to do so. the charge there, 292 million euros. pretty hefty numbers. saying they are not happy about it. the contributing factor is load military transport aircraft they have that problem with. through 20 --ng 350 one ramping 320, scheduled. remember what happened with the reminder. >> they say it will get delivered this year, if it fails to do so, you might see disappointment. the fact they have ramped production is promising for investors. the stock this morning, equity markets lower today, don't read too much into a stock trading lower this morning. the numbers are pretty good. 380's. to sell a more a we have an airbus interview coming up. the cfo will be joining the "surveillance" team later on. 20 minutes to go until that program takes to the air. tom keene joins us from new york with a preview. else?, what >> the battery issue with boeing is front and center. we will compare and contrast the american economy, talking to robert nardelli about use of cash in america. t," jpmorgan with billi
spaceere minimizing the and defense unit, they have shed 6000 jobs or have a plan to do so. the charge there, 292 million euros. pretty hefty numbers. saying they are not happy about it. the contributing factor is load military transport aircraft they have that problem with. through 20 --ng 350 one ramping 320, scheduled. remember what happened with the reminder. >> they say it will get delivered this year, if it fails to do so, you might see disappointment. the fact they have ramped...
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as a gateway point in retail where this is something you expect to happen and be defensive about it, and still shop where you would shop anyway? >> that is what we believe. i have heard all sides of this. >> i'm sorry, joe. come on. you really think someone wants to willingly shop at target right now? look at the sales slump in the latest quarter. i know i would think twice about going into target. why wouldn't i think twice about sears or neiman marcus? it is hard to say, i will just ignore these headlines. >> but every time you pull out their credit card and viewing -- use it, on amazon or anyone else, it is just as much at risk. >> i agree. the problem is amazon has not had the issue. >> it didn't happen at walmart, didn't happen in other places. >> if it does, sure, a consumer will think was about shopping at those retailers. to -- isn't as damaging to a company's brand? damagingitial hit is financially, right away. the brand reputation is how you deal with that. do you provide more security? do you provide discounts? do you provide free credit isitoring, like target doing? that
as a gateway point in retail where this is something you expect to happen and be defensive about it, and still shop where you would shop anyway? >> that is what we believe. i have heard all sides of this. >> i'm sorry, joe. come on. you really think someone wants to willingly shop at target right now? look at the sales slump in the latest quarter. i know i would think twice about going into target. why wouldn't i think twice about sears or neiman marcus? it is hard to say, i will...
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start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to have to start talking about it. senior administration official has said that russian forces now have kcomplete operational control of the peninsula. that makes this a full on military situation at this point. that means the russian military controls air, land and sea, as you said, the top naval official now essentially to the russian side. what does the pentagon do about it if they want to engage in the russian military as a way of engaging of pulling back. they don't know who may defect next to the russian side. controlling for that. that up to this point appears to be the russian goal and it looks like the u.s. has concl
start your journey at capella.edu. >>> defense secretary warns that russian russians defense risks becoming a serious situation soon. >> as we look ahead of these developments you have the y ukraine military and now beare he hearing about power being shut off to a base. troops are close to each other in a volatile situation. what is the pentagon's view about this? >> the pentagon is absolutely adamant it doesn't want to talk about this at all. but the pentagon is going to...
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it's self-defense forces he says, not troops from russia controlling crimea. >> translator: self-defense forces created by the crimean residents don't take our command. as to the military of the black sea fleet, they are on their own bases. >> never mind the fact that only days ago, russian's foreign ministry admitted troops were in crimea. and late in the day, secretary of state john king met with lavrov and brought along the foreign minister in the hopes he could get them both to the table. russia refused. >> russia made a choice and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice to move troops into crimea, russia can now choose to deescalate this situation and we are committed to working with russia and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. >> there is breaking news tonight. we're learning exactly how the russian invasion came together. just pieces of information starting to form a clearer picture, whether there was a lot of advanced planning or whether the plan was launched really
it's self-defense forces he says, not troops from russia controlling crimea. >> translator: self-defense forces created by the crimean residents don't take our command. as to the military of the black sea fleet, they are on their own bases. >> never mind the fact that only days ago, russian's foreign ministry admitted troops were in crimea. and late in the day, secretary of state john king met with lavrov and brought along the foreign minister in the hopes he could get them both to...
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missle defense unit. they are trying to find a solution. we have reporters on the ground in ukraine, russia, and washington this morning covering all the angles. let's begin with cnn white house correspondent. what are you hearing from the white house this morning? >> reporter: nothing this early at this point. today john kerry is going to meet with his counter part, the russian foreign minister. leaders there are expressing concern at not seeing russia at this point at the table to talk about this situation. that talk between secretary kerry and the foreign minister, as far as we know at this point, is expected to go forward in a matter of hours. everyone is hoping that that does continue. but the views between the u.s. and russia have sharply die verged at this point over what has happened and continues to happen in ukraine. madeline albright called russia's view of this delusional. saying as you mentioned, those soldiers are not russian soldiers, even though in interviews we've seen reporters approach
missle defense unit. they are trying to find a solution. we have reporters on the ground in ukraine, russia, and washington this morning covering all the angles. let's begin with cnn white house correspondent. what are you hearing from the white house this morning? >> reporter: nothing this early at this point. today john kerry is going to meet with his counter part, the russian foreign minister. leaders there are expressing concern at not seeing russia at this point at the table to talk...
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her political advisor writes this -- don't be defensive. look like you want the questions. look for opportunities for humor. don't use the administration's record as your own. july, 1999, couldn't we send her the same memo today? >> words to live by really. the same advice that she got then is the same advice she can and is getting now. essentially the main take-away from that document for me was saying to her, be real. that was really what people want to see from hillary clinton. you've heard this over and over again. she did manage to achieve some of this at state. the question is whether that can translate to another campaign and we're not going to know until she is actually running. she may be acting more like a candidate. it is very different once are you actually on the campaign trail. >> sometimes when they act more like a candidate it tells you they are not going to be a candidate. the thing that's interesting about this is we've never had a candidate like this in the digital age because we've never had a first lady whose husband's records are are becoming more and
her political advisor writes this -- don't be defensive. look like you want the questions. look for opportunities for humor. don't use the administration's record as your own. july, 1999, couldn't we send her the same memo today? >> words to live by really. the same advice that she got then is the same advice she can and is getting now. essentially the main take-away from that document for me was saying to her, be real. that was really what people want to see from hillary clinton. you've...
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they're self-defense forces. and that what they're doing in violation of international law just like the nazis were doing. >> i think if i can just clarify, actually, governor, because what she said -- i think this is quite important to make this clear, she talked about how what putin is doing now is similar to what hitler did essentially providing ethnic russians in the crimean region access back to russia and that it was destabilizing. so drawing a direct parallel of hitler's activities in doing similar things before the second world war and what's going on now with putin. >> look. i would tend to agree with secretary clinton. i don't know if i would phrase it that way. i think what is very, very necessary, despite the fact that it's not been a good week or two weeks for u.s./russian relations or for the west and russia, we need to find ways to lower the temperature, deescalate the tension. we have a lot of common issues that we need to deal with with russians. nuclear weapons in iran. we want their help in nor
they're self-defense forces. and that what they're doing in violation of international law just like the nazis were doing. >> i think if i can just clarify, actually, governor, because what she said -- i think this is quite important to make this clear, she talked about how what putin is doing now is similar to what hitler did essentially providing ethnic russians in the crimean region access back to russia and that it was destabilizing. so drawing a direct parallel of hitler's activities...
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so this budget by president obama guts our defense. it is the smallest army since 1940. the smallest navy since 1915 and the smallest air force in modern history. if you went into iran tomorrow to have to neutralize or stop their nuclear program, you're going to need every b-2 and f-22 you can get. the f-16 and f-18 are great planes but they're not stealth. so if you're going to modernize your military for future conflicts, this budget will not allow you to do it. the idea you're taking off what kind of wars you're going to fight assumes the enemies of our nation will agree with you. >> senator durbin, the last word to you. in fact, the "wall street journal" made much the same point as senator graham did, saying, look, the pumps of fielding a large army is to minimize the temptation for aggressi aggression. how far is too far to cut back on troops? >> well, i don't know that we can pin our national defense strategy on the irrationality of leaders in north korea because i don't know that we can ever build a national military that would deter some craziness by someone. but
so this budget by president obama guts our defense. it is the smallest army since 1940. the smallest navy since 1915 and the smallest air force in modern history. if you went into iran tomorrow to have to neutralize or stop their nuclear program, you're going to need every b-2 and f-22 you can get. the f-16 and f-18 are great planes but they're not stealth. so if you're going to modernize your military for future conflicts, this budget will not allow you to do it. the idea you're taking off...
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that's their defense. but listen, the bottom line is, they were caught off guard. >> i read an interesting report on this in the "wall street journal" today. they said, and we're going to double-check, but the "wall street journal" said the d.o.d. got it wrong, cia got to right -- got it more right than wrong. d.o.d. got it more wrong than right. there seemed to be a split between the department of defense analysis and cia's analysis. >> that's one read. i did ask someone about that and they said in actuality the two reports were not vastly different. but, you know, you read two intelligence reports, they're always going to be a little different. >> excellent point. don't go too far away. >>> up next, if sanctions are imposed against russia, how will world markets be affected? we're going to talk with the ceo of goldman sachs. lloyd blankfein here will discuss putin and russia's money. >>> and angela merkel emerges as a major player in resolving this crises. we'll take a look at the dynamic between angela
that's their defense. but listen, the bottom line is, they were caught off guard. >> i read an interesting report on this in the "wall street journal" today. they said, and we're going to double-check, but the "wall street journal" said the d.o.d. got it wrong, cia got to right -- got it more right than wrong. d.o.d. got it more wrong than right. there seemed to be a split between the department of defense analysis and cia's analysis. >> that's one read. i did...
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how does the defense use that? >> to an american lawyer, this seems to violate the rules of discovery because you can hear the defense attorney asking him, where are these notes? why haven't we seen them yet? to an american attorney that would sound like a discovery violation right away. but in this case, you can see how with witnesses, every prior statement you make, whether to police or notes that you take down is a statement that later on if you don't testify consistently with, a defense attorney can exploit those inconsistencies. and the ultimate question is, at what point sdo do we accept some minor inconsistencies between stories sdoer it cross over to the other side where those major inconsistencies then become fatal. there's not a jury. there's a judge who is probably seen inconsistencies before and she may give them the weight that they deserve. >> now the big issue is, at this point in the trial, even though it's early and we heard from our legal expert down there, it could take many months given how many
how does the defense use that? >> to an american lawyer, this seems to violate the rules of discovery because you can hear the defense attorney asking him, where are these notes? why haven't we seen them yet? to an american attorney that would sound like a discovery violation right away. but in this case, you can see how with witnesses, every prior statement you make, whether to police or notes that you take down is a statement that later on if you don't testify consistently with, a...
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he could get rid of the symbolic liberalism and boost defense spending. that might start to convince put than the u.s. is serious. >> look, newt, the president has been taking serious steps all day, but no step seems to be enough to stop his republican critics. in the "crossfire" dpmt senator ben cardin and republican senator lindsey graham. senator graham, to hear republican rhetoric -- good evening. you would think that president obama's just been sitting around twiddling his thumbs. he's imposed visa restrictions, proposed sanctions proposed an ai aid package and sent planes. so would it be time to stop criticizing the president? >> in the last 24 hour he's done a very good job. my problem is the way the president engages not just putin but the world. i think the big problem with president obama, i don't think he has a vision of foreign policy. i think he's uncomfortable with the idea that we're an exceptional country, the voice for freedom and that putins of the world have to be dealt with. so i appreciate what he did today. thank god he's upping his
he could get rid of the symbolic liberalism and boost defense spending. that might start to convince put than the u.s. is serious. >> look, newt, the president has been taking serious steps all day, but no step seems to be enough to stop his republican critics. in the "crossfire" dpmt senator ben cardin and republican senator lindsey graham. senator graham, to hear republican rhetoric -- good evening. you would think that president obama's just been sitting around twiddling his...
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you would have this defense but it's not a given when you go into court. you would have to prove you have a genuine religious conviction that prevents you from participating in this. you can't say that about not serving someone. i'm only speaking for the christian faith. you can't say that because there's no biblical basis for that. we're told to serve those who oppose us. it comes to the issue of weddings, those things which christians and other people of faith hold to be sacred and to be forced to participate in that, i have to say, erin, that is the height of being un-american. >> i don't understand how anyone was forcing you. that's what i don't get. you can always say no to that. i got married and called someone and said can you take photographs of my wedding? he could have said no without giving me a reason. now you have a law that allows him to say because you're a lesbian. >> that's not the case. that's why this is taking place. colorado a baker was charged and even threatened with jail till they changed the law for not baking a cake. elaine photog
you would have this defense but it's not a given when you go into court. you would have to prove you have a genuine religious conviction that prevents you from participating in this. you can't say that about not serving someone. i'm only speaking for the christian faith. you can't say that because there's no biblical basis for that. we're told to serve those who oppose us. it comes to the issue of weddings, those things which christians and other people of faith hold to be sacred and to be...
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and our legal experts say that the defense is quite expert at that. he often shared notes with his team, he didn't cry, he didn't break down, he certainly didn't put his hands over his ears during some of the trickier testimony. back to you, erin. >> thanks very much to robin who's in the courtroom every day. our legal analyst is out front. so the prosecution is trying to paint the story as someone who's careless with guns, i mean just, obviously south africa, the crime situation is different, but this guy brings a gun into the restaurant and then he shoots it and then according to the testimony we just saw, the gun went off and he tries. the united states at least, prior bad acts like this are not admissible. you can't admit evidence saying that they used a gun three weeks before means that he used a gun on the day in question. the problem here is that the firearm is an accidental discharge. so i think even the probe tiff value here is really outweighed by the prejudicial effect and the judge here may conclude improperly that he's the kind of guy tha
and our legal experts say that the defense is quite expert at that. he often shared notes with his team, he didn't cry, he didn't break down, he certainly didn't put his hands over his ears during some of the trickier testimony. back to you, erin. >> thanks very much to robin who's in the courtroom every day. our legal analyst is out front. so the prosecution is trying to paint the story as someone who's careless with guns, i mean just, obviously south africa, the crime situation is...
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ukrainian defense officials say a dozen trucks have crossed into the crimean city of kurch. president obama said the united states is examining a series of steps to to, quote, isolate russia. sanctions are being prepared even right now. we have the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver, beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> clearly the administration is getting ready to act. no decision made yet on whether to impose those sanctions or, indeed, which sanctions to impose but they want to have the options ready. and today we heard the president warn that his goal is to isolate russia and make its actions in ukraine very costly. with russian troops now swarming, sovereigning ukrainian territory, preparing likely sanctions against russia. president obama vowing today to make russia's military intervention a costly proposition. >> what we're indicating to the russians is that if, in fact, they continue on the projectory that they are on, we are going to have a negative impact on russia's economy and its status in the world. >> reporter:
ukrainian defense officials say a dozen trucks have crossed into the crimean city of kurch. president obama said the united states is examining a series of steps to to, quote, isolate russia. sanctions are being prepared even right now. we have the kind of coverage that only cnn can deliver, beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> clearly the administration is getting ready to act. no decision made yet on whether to impose those sanctions or, indeed,...
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in the crossfire, howard dean, former presidential candidate, and paul wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary. is the obama doctrine working? are some republicans undermining the president abroad? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." we're continuing cnn's breaking news coverage of the crisis in ukraine. i'm s.e. cupp on the right. >> we have a former presidential candidate and former pentagon official. today we saw big hits that the tough diplomacy with russia might work. kerry delivered a billion dollar package to kiev. behind the scenes, the obama administration has put together a crippling set of proposed economic sanctions. while the president is busy doing his job, his republican critics keep trying to undermine him. freshman senator and self-appointed foreign policy expert ted cruz writing under the headline language of fools -- have laid mer putin running rampant shows how the obama administration's abdication of global leadership is making the world a more dangerous place. thank you very much for that help in a crisis, ted cruz. ted cruz is taking cheap shots
in the crossfire, howard dean, former presidential candidate, and paul wolfowitz, a former deputy defense secretary. is the obama doctrine working? are some republicans undermining the president abroad? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." we're continuing cnn's breaking news coverage of the crisis in ukraine. i'm s.e. cupp on the right. >> we have a former presidential candidate and former pentagon official. today we saw big hits that the tough...
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you have russian media quoting ukrainian defense saying this happened, but you have the russian defense ministry saying this didn't happen. can you clear this up for us? >> we have conflicting reports and russian media reporting this deadline was set at 5:00 local time tomorrow to surrender or face a storm of russian military force in response. we have spoken to defense officials who say yes, there was an ultimatum. the commander thwarted one of the vessels that blocked in the harbor there. and we are told that the forces have three choices. they can swear allegiance and surrender or face an attack. now a denial through russian state media from the black sea fleet. the russian black city fleet that there was any such ultimatum. we are being told that these ultimatums have been regular and constant since russian troops first showed up. at various military bases and installations across that region. russian forces have been saying we have a limited time. they have not been enforced. we have russian lawmakers dealing with a necations of territory. tell us about that. >> so a group of membe
you have russian media quoting ukrainian defense saying this happened, but you have the russian defense ministry saying this didn't happen. can you clear this up for us? >> we have conflicting reports and russian media reporting this deadline was set at 5:00 local time tomorrow to surrender or face a storm of russian military force in response. we have spoken to defense officials who say yes, there was an ultimatum. the commander thwarted one of the vessels that blocked in the harbor...
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that's what secretary of defense, chuck hagel, delivered today. we are going to send an aircraft wing that's been in poland, a nato ally to the west of ukraine, that's going to be extended. the u.s. is going to send more aircraft to the baltic state, north of the ukraine, also nato allies. more aircraft there. he is going to convenient nato ministers to talk about the next step. you have the carrot and the stick. if this doesn't change, the situation on the ground doesn't change, costs are going to be imposed. at the same time, we are going to demonstrate our commitment to those nato allies. you see them there, the ones in green along ukraine's western poured der. . >> jim sciutto live and michael holmes, we do have some breaking news right now from capitol hill. as jim was saying, what is being most used right now, words and statements. diplomacy in this crisis. there are about to be some words and statements coming from the u.s. congress. >> our deirdra walsh just spoke with ed royce, chairman of the foreign committee in the house. he said tomor
that's what secretary of defense, chuck hagel, delivered today. we are going to send an aircraft wing that's been in poland, a nato ally to the west of ukraine, that's going to be extended. the u.s. is going to send more aircraft to the baltic state, north of the ukraine, also nato allies. more aircraft there. he is going to convenient nato ministers to talk about the next step. you have the carrot and the stick. if this doesn't change, the situation on the ground doesn't change, costs are...
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they are telling hilary not to be defensive. another thing having to do with the lawmakers in august. this might sound familiar. this is 1993 and not 2009. lawmakers worried about going back to their districts and hearing an earful from the constituents about health care reform. certainly nothing disqualifying or anything that would put her possible presidential run in any jeopardy. >> i look forward to your -- >> it's early i have to say. we are pouring over the documents. >> of course we are. because we are fascinated. >> this is history. >> absolutely. i look forward to your analysis 20 minutes from now. thank you so much. clinton is not the only high profile politician we are learning about today. in this article in politico, really pulled back the curtain on vice president joe biden's in the white house, especially his aspirations and his frustrations. it also described how hilary clinton turned to biden at the very beginning of the obama administration and how it was so-called obama whisperer and how they could be on a cou
they are telling hilary not to be defensive. another thing having to do with the lawmakers in august. this might sound familiar. this is 1993 and not 2009. lawmakers worried about going back to their districts and hearing an earful from the constituents about health care reform. certainly nothing disqualifying or anything that would put her possible presidential run in any jeopardy. >> i look forward to your -- >> it's early i have to say. we are pouring over the documents. >>...
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the troops realizing what was going on informed the defense minister. he investigated the situation and relieved the navy chief of his command. then the navy chief then defected over to the quote, unquote, republic of crimea, what it's been called now. before that happened a new naval chief was put in place. this is what we're hearing from the parliament. it's hard to tell who exactly is telling us the truth at this moment, because you just get so much going on here. it does bring into question the readiness of ukrainian forces. we are being painted a picture of a united military force. that is what the ukrainian military is saying. when you have a high level defection you have to hear both sides. >> one ukraine, the new one in kiev and the new one in crimea. both of them seem to be fighting for theirs. ian lee, thank you. appreciate that. >>> despite tough talk, the u.s. doesn't seem to have many options in the ukraine. we're going to be speaking to someone who came back from kiev. he says the real problem is growing paranoia in that man, vladimir puti
the troops realizing what was going on informed the defense minister. he investigated the situation and relieved the navy chief of his command. then the navy chief then defected over to the quote, unquote, republic of crimea, what it's been called now. before that happened a new naval chief was put in place. this is what we're hearing from the parliament. it's hard to tell who exactly is telling us the truth at this moment, because you just get so much going on here. it does bring into question...
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bob gates has been secretary of defense in both, and ask him what he thought. and not to my surprise, because gates really is, at the end of the day, a pretty balanced, level headed person. he said, this is a time in which criticism of the sort that we were hearing from mccain and graham, it just troubles him. as he said, it shouldn't be that speaking with one american voice in a time of crisis, these days seems like a quaint idea. he said, i find that truly discouraging, and i share that feeling. i thought gates expressed it well and he's a pretty good perp to say that. >> michael, as david is saying, obviously you have mccain and lindsey graham, but it wasn't just them. mitch mcconnell and john boehner also jumped in. we just play those and give you a chance to say, is anyone going to listen to robert gates? >> when it comes to the president's foreign policy, can you think of any place that we're better off now before he came into office? >> with regard to ukraine, with regard to steps that have not been taken over the last three or four years, allowed putin
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local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot more that we can do before we talk about aggressive action or any military action. >> congresswoman, russia today threatened to seize the assets of any company belonging to -- from a country that is imposing sanctions on them. are you at all concerned that the retaliatory efforts by russia would hurt byes in the u.s., businesses in europe? >> well, the truth is that these u.s. businesses are not the ones that are human rights violators. what we would be doing in the united states is hurting the human rights violators and those who do business with them. i think that kind of aggressive act by putin against u.s. businesses that are not related to this crisis in ukraine, that is purely a punitive action not related to the situation at hand.
local defense forces, they are part of the russian army. if they're unified with violators, which it looks like they are, they should be placed on this list. we should be talking about possibly freezing their assets, blocking their property, making sure that they can't enter the united states. there's a lot more that we can do before we talk about aggressive action or any military action. >> congresswoman, russia today threatened to seize the assets of any company belonging to -- from a...
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that means hardened cockpit doors, armed pilots, crew self-defense training as well as air marshals. >> rene, thank you. let's talk about this video. why did you decide to do this? >> because nobody is moving quick enough. it's 13 years later. and we seem now to have airlines -- we had one airline, united airlines had installed these secondary barriers on a lot of their aircraft. now the merger happened between united and continental, the new ceo has decided to remove the secondary barriers from the oncoming aircraft and it sets a dangerous precedent. we have our airline companies that are minimally complying with what is recommended by the tsa for procedures and by removing the secondary barrier the only thing that is prove on the protect the cockpit during those times when the door is open, if that is being removed from the aircraft, we have no form of protection during that time. >> and you don't think that beverage cart that they placed in the aisle over there and the flight attendants stand behind it while the pilot walks out, they go to the lavatory, whatever, and then they clo
that means hardened cockpit doors, armed pilots, crew self-defense training as well as air marshals. >> rene, thank you. let's talk about this video. why did you decide to do this? >> because nobody is moving quick enough. it's 13 years later. and we seem now to have airlines -- we had one airline, united airlines had installed these secondary barriers on a lot of their aircraft. now the merger happened between united and continental, the new ceo has decided to remove the secondary...
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a defensive move, according to u.s. military officials. but the u.s. is sounding the alarm against outside players. in an interview on msnbc's "mitchell reports," secretary of state john kerry warned putin that this should not be a continuation of cold war games. >> we do not believe this should be an east/west, russia/united states. this is not "rocky iv." believe me. >> reporter: meanwhile in the capital of kiev, protesters cut down the fence surrounding that parliament building. demanding they be close to the people. a strong show of force in pursuit of a new ukraine. russia is now reporting the former ukrainian vict viktor yanukovych who has been a fugitive here in this country, has requested personal protection from russia and that has been granted somewhere on the territory of the russian federation. that could mean he's in russia somewhere or perhaps within a naval facility, a russian naval facility of the ukrainian black sea coast. >> phil black, thank you. >>> the firestorm create by arizona's so-called religious rights bill is over. but not r
a defensive move, according to u.s. military officials. but the u.s. is sounding the alarm against outside players. in an interview on msnbc's "mitchell reports," secretary of state john kerry warned putin that this should not be a continuation of cold war games. >> we do not believe this should be an east/west, russia/united states. this is not "rocky iv." believe me. >> reporter: meanwhile in the capital of kiev, protesters cut down the fence surrounding that...
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you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. >>> go around the world now starting in turkey where opponents of the prime minister are staging mass demonstrations. we have more. >> reporter: we just saw riot police moving towards the location where people are gathering. this round of demonstrations parked after wiretaps were leaked. the discussions centering around how to move and hide vast amounts of money. the prime minister saying that these tapes were immorally educated together. turkey a key nato ally once again finds itself in political turmoil. >> and to india now where officials are on the hunt for a leopard that has evaded capture even after being cornered inside a hospital. >> reporter: up and dopandemoni busy city just 40 miles north of new delhi. a leopard wandered through the hospital and remained there for ten hours. they fired tranquilizing darts, but still it managed to jump out of a concrete scene. schools and markets shut, many in the area tire fied of th
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defense secretary had to do that? i want you to listen to what he had to say. >> i'm closely watching russia's military exercises along the ukrainian border, which they announced as you know yesterday. i expect russia to be transparent about these activities. and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to m miscalculation during a very delicate time, a time of great tension. >> a direct warning from the u.s. to the russian military. so what is going on along that border? well, russian forces now on alert conducting those exercises. the big worry, wolf, is as they move closer to that border with ukraine, as they move around and exercise and train, if that is indeed what they are doing, they get closer to the border if, if, they were to get orders to move into ukraine. they are that much closer, they could move very quickly, u.s. officials say, and it might be hard for u.s. intelligence to catch the first glimpse, the first information that they were on the move. the u.s. wants them to sta
defense secretary had to do that? i want you to listen to what he had to say. >> i'm closely watching russia's military exercises along the ukrainian border, which they announced as you know yesterday. i expect russia to be transparent about these activities. and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to m miscalculation during a very delicate time, a time of great tension. >> a direct warning from the u.s. to the russian military. so what is going on...
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patrol, defense air patrol that will fly over ukrainian territory, in order to prevent the russians from doing the same thing, that will be a very risky move and it's within the realm of possibility, it's not something we should do but it's something we should do if possible. >> for the u.s. to do that, that would really be from the russian view, what they would regard of their own sphere of influence. >> absolutely, and that's why something like that would only have to be handled with a very, very carefully considered approach diplomatically and it would be something that would only be done in private, at least at first, but it is something that technically is possible and it's something that the united states and nato should at least be prepared to do before they actually engage in further discussions with the russians at this point. >> colonel, if there are 150,000 russian troops now engaged in war games or exercises, military exercises along the border with ukraine right now, u.s. intelligence, they're watching closely, they have capabilities to see what's going on and get a pre
patrol, defense air patrol that will fly over ukrainian territory, in order to prevent the russians from doing the same thing, that will be a very risky move and it's within the realm of possibility, it's not something we should do but it's something we should do if possible. >> for the u.s. to do that, that would really be from the russian view, what they would regard of their own sphere of influence. >> absolutely, and that's why something like that would only have to be handled...
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administration and president obama has made when it comes to putin, when it comes to russia and missile defense, it has been ininterpreted as weakness. earlier garry kasparov said that as soon as obama did not follow through on the threat to use force when it came to syria, he was worried something like this might happen with putin. what do you say to critics who say that it is president obama who has projected weakness leading to a moment like this. >> first of all, i heard your interview with chairman royce and virtually everything you suggested we are doing, including working very hard at sanctions that would impose a real cost on russia, getting the international monitors in ukraine to observe what is going on and to protect people and the fact of the matter is, when it comes to sanctions, we've led the effort to put pressure on iran which has brought them to the negotiating table. the fact of the matter is, the system that weut in place to replace the one that the previous administration suggested covers more of europe more quickly than what has been in place before. we actually have a mor
administration and president obama has made when it comes to putin, when it comes to russia and missile defense, it has been ininterpreted as weakness. earlier garry kasparov said that as soon as obama did not follow through on the threat to use force when it came to syria, he was worried something like this might happen with putin. what do you say to critics who say that it is president obama who has projected weakness leading to a moment like this. >> first of all, i heard your...
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the president's defense budget reflects that reality. it helps sustain our commitments and our leadership at a very defining moment. i believe this budget is far more than a set of numbers and a list of decisions. it is a statement of values and priorities. it is a budget grounded in reality. you have noted some of that reality, mr. chairman in your remarks. it is a reality that prepares the u.s. military to defend our national security in a world that is becoming less predictable, more volatile, and in some ways more threatening to our country and our interests, as was noted in ranking member imhauf's statement. it is a plan that allows our military to meet america's future challenges and our future threats. it matches our resources to our strategy. and it is a product of collaboration. all of the dod's military and civilian leaders were included. the chairman, the vice chairman, the service secretary, service chiefs, all of our people. we value their leadership, their input, our senior enlisted input was important. as we all know, amer
the president's defense budget reflects that reality. it helps sustain our commitments and our leadership at a very defining moment. i believe this budget is far more than a set of numbers and a list of decisions. it is a statement of values and priorities. it is a budget grounded in reality. you have noted some of that reality, mr. chairman in your remarks. it is a reality that prepares the u.s. military to defend our national security in a world that is becoming less predictable, more...
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defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of some aircraft and the cancellation-of nato contacts with russia. on the diplomatic side, we saw the opening of a diplomatic path to solving the crisis, the so-called off ramp u.s. officials have mentioned before, still undefined, kerry said, but a start. >> reporter: u.s. and russian diplomats face to face for the first time since the start of the crisis in crimea. secretary of state john kerry said they are now negotiating a diplomatic path to ending it. >> we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an eff
defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato...
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let's bring in peter brooks, former deputy assistant secretary of defense and currently senior fellow for national security affairs and the heritage foundation. thanks for being here. russia denies these surprise war games have anything to do with the unrest in ukraine. do you believe that? >> no. this is a groucho marx routine. who you going believe, me or your own eyes? they're saying this was preplanned months ago. i don't believe it. it's a show of strength, signaling to everybody this isn't over yet, and russia i think is telling people if things go bad in ukraine there could be other things coming. >> of course a big fear of the white house, the u.s., and the european unyuunion -- >> nato. >> -- that russia may send troops in. the white house issued a statement today saying we urge outside actors in the region to respect ukraine's sovereignty and territorial yal integrity and end provocative rhetoric. outside actors? whoever could they be talking snabt. >> you never know. poland. right? they're trying to be fair. they're saying we're talking to russia, to anybody else, but they'
let's bring in peter brooks, former deputy assistant secretary of defense and currently senior fellow for national security affairs and the heritage foundation. thanks for being here. russia denies these surprise war games have anything to do with the unrest in ukraine. do you believe that? >> no. this is a groucho marx routine. who you going believe, me or your own eyes? they're saying this was preplanned months ago. i don't believe it. it's a show of strength, signaling to everybody...
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the nomination sparked controversy because of his role defensing a man who was convicted of killing a police officer in philadelphia back in 1981. southern democrats sided with republicans rejecting the president's nomination. president obama calls the vote a travesty. the obama administration has announced an obama care extension. insurers are told they can keep those on the policies for two years. as with the late extension, state insurance commissioners will have to sign off on it. >>> just health officials are bracing for the arrival of a new mosquito borne virus spreading through the caribbean. it includes fever and pain that victims describe as debilitating and excruciating. there z no vaccine or cure. the virus was first identified in africa and spread through asia and europe in the last decade. that's it for me. let's step into the "crossfire" right now with host van jones and s.e. cupp. they're debating president obama's approach to the crisis in ukraine. >> yeah, wolf, seems like the president's policy of tough diplomacy is actually paying off for us now. >> i'm not sure whi
the nomination sparked controversy because of his role defensing a man who was convicted of killing a police officer in philadelphia back in 1981. southern democrats sided with republicans rejecting the president's nomination. president obama calls the vote a travesty. the obama administration has announced an obama care extension. insurers are told they can keep those on the policies for two years. as with the late extension, state insurance commissioners will have to sign off on it....